Well, no new ferrets this week but i still have some things to tell ya! Nibbles went to a terrific home! She was the little one who was given up because her mommie couldn't afford adrenal surgery. Her mommie had just lost her dad as well and was going through a terrible time. Nibbles wasn't fairing so well at the shelter, but now is in a free-roam home without any other animals/children and her new mom is a vet tech! the shelter ended up with yet another tame stoat (NOT a Wolfie STOUT). this one came from a rural area and jumped into someone's lap. the person thought it was a baby ferret and called my mommie to go and get him. you can imagine mommie's surprise when she saw a tincy little boy stoat. the family that found him named him Timbit. He is litter trained, hand tame and VERY hungry. his favorite places to sleep include anyone's hand or on a person's chest. He was first spotted with 4 other stoat-like babies. Descriptions of the babies sound more like baby ferrets not stoats. mommie is worried someone is breeding stoats to ferrets or breeding stoats as pets. Sadly, Timbit's brothers/sisters were not found. they were also quite tame and were climbing up the legs of the family that found Timbit, but were spooked away by the family's dog. there was no mother in sight and poor little Timbit is still suckling on blankets. He is quite ferret-like, making dook dook noises and war dancing. He cage broke at 5 in the morning and mommie spent 1/2 hour trying to get him back to bed. he is quite narcoleptic and can be bouncing and "chatting" one minute, then falls asleep where he stands. He weighs in at 155 grams (or about 5 ounces). the shelter is still unsure what they will do with him. it will be hard to adopt him into a home. it's hard enough to ferret proof a home, let alone stoat proof! Timbit will be off to the vets this week and hopefully the vet will have some ideas on what to do with him. If there is anyone out there that has experience with tame stoats, please e-mail my mommie. the shelter is gearing up to go to the great Canadian Outdoor expo next weekend. this is the place where they will find all those yuckie back-yard breeders. the volunteers have already started up a collection for mommie's bail money should she get outta hand (like THAT would ever happen lol!) The shelter is also looking for volunteers for Pride weekend, June 26 & 27. If you can help with the Toonie Drive, marching in the parade with our purple ferret "float" or helping at the booth, please let mommie know. this year, i'll be there in spirit as mommie will be taking the stuffed toy replica of me that auntie Rene made her. Annie's pathology results came in. She has something called Angiomatosis Hamartoma. it's a non-cancerous growth that will probably come back. it will have to be removed again as it can become cancer if it is left alone. Pogue & Blarney are still the same and we may have to change antibiotics again. Poor kids. All my love, Harley "Bug" The Ferret Aid Society "For the Love of our Fuzzy Friends" http://www.ferretaid.org/> [Posted in FML issue 4528]